Infinite Wealth uses its own LikeADragon8 directory, and that distinction matters when a player already has several Like a Dragon games installed. Backing up the wrong Sega subfolder is an easy mistake because the titles share publisher, engine lineage, and similar naming. SaveEditor therefore records the exact product root and the Steam user-ID layer. The Microsoft Store release is separated again through WGS, so this page treats it as a different storage container rather than promising drag-and-drop compatibility.
Where Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth stores PC saves
The researched save-location boundary is Windows: Steam: %APPDATA%SegaLikeADragon8Steam<user-id> ; Microsoft Store: %LOCALAPPDATA%PackagesSEGAofAmericaInc.ProjectElvis_s751p9cej88mtSystemAppDatawgs<user-id>. The known file or folder pattern is Steam save records beneath LikeADragon8Steam<user-id>; Microsoft Store data is WGS-contained.. This is the practical starting point because launcher, profile, and storefront context can change which copy is active even when two folders look similar.
Storefront and profile differences
Documented launchers or storefronts: Steam, Microsoft Store. Steam data is account-specific under the Steam subfolder. Microsoft Store uses a separate package/container identity. When looking for a missing save, identify the executable/storefront you actually launched and the user/profile that created the progress before copying anything between directories.
Cloud synchronization
Steam Cloud and Xbox Cloud are documented for the matching editions. A cloud service should be treated as another copy of the save, not as proof that the local folder is disposable. Before a manual restore, let synchronization finish, make an offline backup, and avoid starting the game while files are being replaced.
What the files represent
Infinite Wealth uses a dedicated LikeADragon8 profile root for Steam. Microsoft Store again uses WGS, so store-to-store restoration is not merely a directory rename. The current filename/folder evidence is Steam save records beneath LikeADragon8Steam<user-id>; Microsoft Store data is WGS-contained.. File-extension context: No single extension is sufficient to identify every relevant save record. A location guide does not claim that every file in the directory is safe to edit or that files from another storefront are automatically interchangeable.
If the save is not where expected
If a backup is not detected, verify you restored it under LikeADragon8 rather than YakuzaLikeADragon and check cloud conflict dialogs before launching repeatedly. Also check redirected Documents folders, Steam Play prefixes, account IDs, and launcher-specific containers where applicable. Preserve every candidate copy before testing a restore so troubleshooting does not destroy the only surviving version.
Verification context: Reviewed against current PCGamingWiki Infinite Wealth save-location/cloud data and current Steam community path references.